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joining me is david axelrod, the chief strategist for the obama re-election campaign. nice to be in your hometown. >> yes. >> like rmike rogers is suggesting very pointedly, like others, that the obama administration is leaking information to help get the president reelected. i'll play a clip for you. >> they have material suggesting that they had classified information they gave to the press. we know in some cases someone from a segment of the media was klaas present in a classified setting. >> all right. that's a pretty sharp statement. john mccain is making statements along those lines and lindsay graham and others. what do you say? >> i say that's nonsense. this administration has no interest in leaking classified information. we don't want to see it leaked from capitol hill and we don't want to see it leaked from the administration. it's not helpful. the fact is there are leaks and sometimes we're confronted with those leaks and we're asked about those leaks. that's a different situation, but i wholly discount that. >> you totally reject this notion that there hav
joining me is david axelrod, the chief strategist for the obama re-election campaign. nice to be in your hometown. >> yes. >> like rmike rogers is suggesting very pointedly, like others, that the obama administration is leaking information to help get the president reelected. i'll play a clip for you. >> they have material suggesting that they had classified information they gave to the press. we know in some cases someone from a segment of the media was klaas present in a...
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president obama and president-elect obama just a few days before the election in january 2009. president obama has expanded the cyber program just as he expanded the drone program every few weeks. the cia director leon panetta and others would come down and meet him in "the situation room" and lay out what they call the horse blanket which was a diagram of the nuclear enrichment facility and the idea here was to design a computer worm that could get through basically an electronic moat that surrounds the plant and gets into the computers and force them to destroy themselves. it worked. it set back a program by the cia's estimate by maybe 18 months to two years. others say that it's overly optimistic that the iranians did manage to rebuild and it was the first known use, sustained use of a cyber weapon against another nation's infrastructure. it's a new world. >> are the u.s. and israelis, are they actively collaborating in the cyber warfare against iran's nuclear program? >> they collaborated from the nuclear program and some of it was done at the national security agency betwe
president obama and president-elect obama just a few days before the election in january 2009. president obama has expanded the cyber program just as he expanded the drone program every few weeks. the cia director leon panetta and others would come down and meet him in "the situation room" and lay out what they call the horse blanket which was a diagram of the nuclear enrichment facility and the idea here was to design a computer worm that could get through basically an electronic...
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he said this with five months until election day, barack obama faces a grim new reality. republicans now believe mitt romney can win and democrats believe obama can lose. is it a whole new ball game out there right now, rick? >> i don't know about that, wolf. it certainly hasn't been a sterling week for the president to use the term bill clinton used to describe mitt romney's business career. there's so much out there that is so ominous, including what's happening in europe, greece and spain. the jobs figures are anemic. it is sxoor we recash theed and he's running against a structural ship. what we've seen in looking at the figures of the previous races. it is very hard for a sitting president to win when unemployment is this high and when gdp growth is this slow. he has a lot of headwinds to use the phrase he always uses. the romney campaign last month raising more money than the obama campaign and we know the super pacs will raise more money than the pro-obama super pacs. the bad news could get worse. let me refer to the cover story on the new issue of "time" magazine.
he said this with five months until election day, barack obama faces a grim new reality. republicans now believe mitt romney can win and democrats believe obama can lose. is it a whole new ball game out there right now, rick? >> i don't know about that, wolf. it certainly hasn't been a sterling week for the president to use the term bill clinton used to describe mitt romney's business career. there's so much out there that is so ominous, including what's happening in europe, greece and...
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election. >> you think investors were nervous about obama's winning? >> one of the biggest, bill gross of pimco, said we need to cut $1.6 billion a year. neither one was the person who's going to come in and solve this, but there was a clear view that under the president, there could be a real delay on dealing with the fiscal cliff. that's part of the reason stocks sold off today. they think we're not going to get a deal. not going to have spending cuts, so that's why you saw it, but keep in mind, the day after an election is often a weak day and the president's past four years have been good for the market. outstanding. >> 6500, it's now 13,000. almost doubled. >> that's right. and the president has some things he wants to do. if you have dividends, not just wealthy people, a lot of older people. your taxes could go up. that means they're worth less. we'll see if they do a deal on capitol hill. maybe there will be a deal on some of those things. >> we're looking forward. top of the hour. >> loving being here on your set. >> come visit us more often. >
election. >> you think investors were nervous about obama's winning? >> one of the biggest, bill gross of pimco, said we need to cut $1.6 billion a year. neither one was the person who's going to come in and solve this, but there was a clear view that under the president, there could be a real delay on dealing with the fiscal cliff. that's part of the reason stocks sold off today. they think we're not going to get a deal. not going to have spending cuts, so that's why you saw it,...
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and in 2008, we showed the world a true promise of america where we elected president barack obama. a few years ago, a man from rock hill inspired by president obama's election decided to come forward. he came to my office in washington and said i am one of the people who beat you. i want to apologize. will you forgive me. i said i accept your apology. he started crying. he gave me a hug. i hugged him back. and we both started crying. this man and i don't want to go back. we don't want to go back. [ applause ] brothers and sisters, do you want to go back? or do you want to keep america moving forward? your vote is precious. almost sacred. it is the most powerful nonviolent truth we have to create a more perfect union. people stood in unmovable lines. they had to pass a so-called literacy test. pay a poll tax. on occasion, a man was asked to count the number of bubbles in a bar of soap. on another occasion, one was asked to count jellybeans in a jar, all to keep them from passing their ballot. today it is unbelievable that there are republican officials trying to stop some people fro
and in 2008, we showed the world a true promise of america where we elected president barack obama. a few years ago, a man from rock hill inspired by president obama's election decided to come forward. he came to my office in washington and said i am one of the people who beat you. i want to apologize. will you forgive me. i said i accept your apology. he started crying. he gave me a hug. i hugged him back. and we both started crying. this man and i don't want to go back. we don't want to go...
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. >>> he's one of the biggest guns in r president obama's re-election arsenal and now bill clinton is raising eyebrows with surprising remarks. is the former president going rogue, and we'll talk about the presidential campaign, former governor and potential romney running mate, tim pawlenty is standing by live in "the situation room." the apparent hunt for osama bin laden why it may be resulting in more cases of polio. great shot. how did the nba become the hottest league on the planet? by building on the cisco intelligent network they're able to serve up live video, and instant replays, creating fans from berlin to beijing. what can we help you build? nice shot kid. the nba around the world built by the only company that could. cisco. but proven technologies allow natural gas producers to supply affordable, cleaner energy, while protecting our environment. across america, these technologies protect air - by monitoring air quality and reducing emissions... ...protect water - through conservation and self-contained recycling systems... ... and protect land - by reducing our footprint
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to win re-election. there is growing speculation that kerry could takeover as secretary of state if hillary clinton leaves as she says she intends to. who's going to play mr. obama in romney's debate practice? we don't know that. is john kerry a good fill-in for mitt romney? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile. or go to our post on "the situation room" facebook page. >> good question, jack. thank you. we're going to follow the wild scene unfolding in cairo right now. take a look at this. thousands and thousands and thousands of people. these are live pictures you're seeing from cairo. it's 10:13 p.m. at night over there. they are in tahrir square. they are protesting. they are chanting. what's going on? standby. more of the special coverage right after this. cajun raw seafood pizza parlor french fondue tex-mex fro-yo tapas puck chinese takeout taco truck free range chicken pancake stack baked alaska 5% cashback. signup for 5% cashback at restaurants through june. it pays to discover. ♪ ( whirring and crackling
to win re-election. there is growing speculation that kerry could takeover as secretary of state if hillary clinton leaves as she says she intends to. who's going to play mr. obama in romney's debate practice? we don't know that. is john kerry a good fill-in for mitt romney? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile. or go to our post on "the situation room" facebook page. >> good question, jack. thank you. we're going to follow the wild scene unfolding in cairo right now. take a look at this....
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lead to get re-elected. but both sides seem to be depressed that more details on some of these substantive economics and jobs issues which affect men and women weren't spelled out. >> they were waiting and waiting. you had three days of the republican and democratic national conventions and they wanted specifics. but it was the how, how are you going to get there that both women said they did not hear at these conventions and they are still waiting to hear. so something the politicians should keep in mind. >> maybe we'll see at the three debates, if anything, along those lines happen. thank you very much for that. >>> her dad may be the democrat's rising star, but she's their youngest star. the 3-year-old who couldn't stop flipping her hair when she realized she was in the convention spotlight. ♪ i can do anything today ♪ i can go anywhere ♪ i can go anywhere today ♪ la la la la la la la [ male announcer ] dow solutions help millions of people by helping to make gluten free bread that doesn't taste g
lead to get re-elected. but both sides seem to be depressed that more details on some of these substantive economics and jobs issues which affect men and women weren't spelled out. >> they were waiting and waiting. you had three days of the republican and democratic national conventions and they wanted specifics. but it was the how, how are you going to get there that both women said they did not hear at these conventions and they are still waiting to hear. so something the politicians...
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the point is, this is a story of the obama economy. a man running for president in 2008, making all these grand promises, and then none of them occurring. he got elected, he put his policies in place, and the plant is still shut down. my friends who i went to high school with -- >> but that was a decision general motors made. >> i'm not saying it was his decision, i'm saying he comes and makes tse promises and makes these commitments and sells people on the notion that he's going to make all these great achievements and then none of them occur. these are empty promises that become broken promises and that's the sry of the obama economy. he said he was going to cut the deficit in half in four years. we're nowhere close. he said unemployment if he passes stimulus would never go above 8%. it's been above 8% ever since. what we have here is a man who ran for president with grandiose plans and promises, great rhetoric, none of the results. >> but you were with him when he saved the auto industry, though. you supported that legislation. >> y
the point is, this is a story of the obama economy. a man running for president in 2008, making all these grand promises, and then none of them occurring. he got elected, he put his policies in place, and the plant is still shut down. my friends who i went to high school with -- >> but that was a decision general motors made. >> i'm not saying it was his decision, i'm saying he comes and makes tse promises and makes these commitments and sells people on the notion that he's going to...
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but if you look at the obama campaign, if obama wins this election after runni what i think even the democrats on this panel would agree has been a slightly more negative campaign than in 2008, it would at least partially confirm -- voters always say they don't like negative campaigning, but it does often work. that sort of cuts against the idea of likability. >> wouldn't it be great if it had nothing to do with likability and had everything to do with their policies and what they presented? wouldn't it be great if it didn't matter that much about their family and what they're interested in? >> no. you want to see a jerk on tv for four years? >> i would rather see a jerk smart on policy. i'm not going to have a beer with anybody. >> there's more to leadership than being smart on policy. there's how you work with others. how you negotiate with congress. how you bring people together and talk about difficult issues in a way that galvanizes the country. and those things are different from whether or not people agree with a long list of policy descriptions. >> and you're not going to get
but if you look at the obama campaign, if obama wins this election after runni what i think even the democrats on this panel would agree has been a slightly more negative campaign than in 2008, it would at least partially confirm -- voters always say they don't like negative campaigning, but it does often work. that sort of cuts against the idea of likability. >> wouldn't it be great if it had nothing to do with likability and had everything to do with their policies and what they...
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after election day, this fiscal cliff, which some people call taxmaggedon. when the bush tax cuts expire. when severe cuts go into effect automatically. that's going to the be first issue no matter what. and can you go back to, if boehner is still in power and mitch mcconnell is the minority leader in the senate, can you go back to the brand bargain that they try to put together in 2011. so some version of, you know, simpson-bowles will be the first thing they do no matter who is elected. but if obama is reelected, you also say he's going to make a major push on the environment, also immigration reform. >> i think this is a choice for the president. if you look at the unfinished business, the stuff he started laying out in 2007 and 2008, but was not able to accomplish in the last few years, i think the two biggest things are one, something substantial on climate change, and then, two, a comprehensive immigration reform. and if you think through the politics of those two things. i think it's very unlikely, and i couldn't get almost anyone at the white house t
after election day, this fiscal cliff, which some people call taxmaggedon. when the bush tax cuts expire. when severe cuts go into effect automatically. that's going to the be first issue no matter what. and can you go back to, if boehner is still in power and mitch mcconnell is the minority leader in the senate, can you go back to the brand bargain that they try to put together in 2011. so some version of, you know, simpson-bowles will be the first thing they do no matter who is elected. but...
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when barack obama was re-elected president. remember that campaign? it seems so long ago, so yesterday. now, 2016 is the new 2012. just ask joe biden, when reporters wondered when this was the last time he cast a ballot for himself. or last month at a phone bank. when the insurance rates go down. >> reporter: could the vice president be kidding? unlikely, there's nothing funny about joe biden. he might have hillary clinton to contend with. who can forget last month when she was asked by marie clare magazine if she was running for president. her answer, no, i'm not. you see that. she didn't say, i will not. no, that i am not. clearly, leaving the door wide open. she might as well started printing bumper stickers. even her husband practically announced her intentions. >> i have no earthly idea what she'll decide to do. >> reporter: how about other democrats? keep an eye on martin o'malley of maryland. it's not hard since he keeps turning up on this show, this one and this one. and republicans, paul ryan already ran for president once, according to mitt
when barack obama was re-elected president. remember that campaign? it seems so long ago, so yesterday. now, 2016 is the new 2012. just ask joe biden, when reporters wondered when this was the last time he cast a ballot for himself. or last month at a phone bank. when the insurance rates go down. >> reporter: could the vice president be kidding? unlikely, there's nothing funny about joe biden. he might have hillary clinton to contend with. who can forget last month when she was asked by...
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by the obama administration. it announced today it will stop deporting young illegal immigrants who were brought to the united states as children if they meet certain requirements. among the requirements, the person cannot be more than 30 years old and must have entered the united states before age 16 and lived in the country for at least five years. they must also be in school or have graduated or be a u.s. military or coast guard veteran. and they cannot have any felonies on their record and cannot be deemed to pose a threat to the united states. it's a move that's expected to impact hundreds of thousands of people. but it's also steep in election year politics. some republicans are calling it flat out amnesty for illegal immigrants. our white house correspondent, brianna keilar is beginning our coverage this hour. aimed at a very important voting block to be sure. >> that's right, wolf. the timing here no coincidence. this is aimed at hispanic voters. a block president obama needs some help from. 67% of hispan
by the obama administration. it announced today it will stop deporting young illegal immigrants who were brought to the united states as children if they meet certain requirements. among the requirements, the person cannot be more than 30 years old and must have entered the united states before age 16 and lived in the country for at least five years. they must also be in school or have graduated or be a u.s. military or coast guard veteran. and they cannot have any felonies on their record and...
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a political piece called barack obama's group therapy talks about how the re-election campaign, obama's, has been reaching out to key voting groups focusing on contraception fight, equal pay for women, gay marriage, student loans and immigration policy. many republicans find the president's strategy "very crass." hey, politics is a crass business. one gop pollster told politico, mitt romney can win if "republicans can decide to it's okay to look outside the country club for votes." i love that. for his part, romney is sticking on his message for the economy hopes it will appeal to all voters. the traditional republican base of white voters is shrinking. if romney wants to win, he's going to need minorities and women. republicans traditionally get 87% of their votes from whites. stunning number. the problem is the number of white voters in the electorate has dropped. do the math. at the same time, minority groups have grown from 12% to 26%. more than doubling. that explains the obama camp's targeted voter outreach to groups like women, hispanics, blacks, gays and students. to be fair, mi
a political piece called barack obama's group therapy talks about how the re-election campaign, obama's, has been reaching out to key voting groups focusing on contraception fight, equal pay for women, gay marriage, student loans and immigration policy. many republicans find the president's strategy "very crass." hey, politics is a crass business. one gop pollster told politico, mitt romney can win if "republicans can decide to it's okay to look outside the country club for...
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she endorsed obama's re-election last month. and earlier this year he taped a message for a tribute to the actress. >> 90 years old and still a very, very active. >> yeah. she's got a lot of fans out there too. >> i'm one of them. what about you? >> absolutely. >> thank you. >>> meanwhile, there are new developments in the case of four afghan women studying here in the united states who suddenly disappeared last week. our foreign affairs correspondent is working this story. what's going on. what's the latest, jill. >> wolf, so many of the people who take part in the state department programs come from war-torn countries. the idea is bring them to the united states. let them see how democracy works so they can help their homeland. this time it didn't exactly turn out that way. they came to america to learn about how governments and the law work. in order to help their own country, afghanistan, but they apparently decided not to go home. the four afghan women were part of this young professionals program at the university of virgi
she endorsed obama's re-election last month. and earlier this year he taped a message for a tribute to the actress. >> 90 years old and still a very, very active. >> yeah. she's got a lot of fans out there too. >> i'm one of them. what about you? >> absolutely. >> thank you. >>> meanwhile, there are new developments in the case of four afghan women studying here in the united states who suddenly disappeared last week. our foreign affairs correspondent is...
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to win the next election? >> translator: as a citizen of the world, i would like him to win. seeing the candidates, i prefer obama. >> did she give you any sense of what cuba would do -- this is by the way an endorsement, i suspect, the obama campaign is not thrilled necessarily to v but did she give you a sense of what might happen over the next five months if the cubans wanted to do something to improve their relationship with the united states? >> i think like many people around the world, nobody expecting anything to get done about these massive political solutions before the election. everything is on hold in that regard, we pressed her not necessarily on what might happen between the u.s. and cube barks although she said that the parameters were there to improve relations and frankly to mend relations. she put everything as many cuban officials do in the parameters of the embargo, this 50-year economic blockade that the cubans use as a reason and a justification for just about everything. so she says whe
to win the next election? >> translator: as a citizen of the world, i would like him to win. seeing the candidates, i prefer obama. >> did she give you any sense of what cuba would do -- this is by the way an endorsement, i suspect, the obama campaign is not thrilled necessarily to v but did she give you a sense of what might happen over the next five months if the cubans wanted to do something to improve their relationship with the united states? >> i think like many people...
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you know, the election frees president obama from having to please his base. a lot of that liberal progressive base is saying let's go off that cliff. when i think they should go hang gliding and get the bravado out of their system because most the rest of us would like to see a solution and an agreement. so i think president obama after this election is free from having to please that very liberal area of his base. and on the other hand the republican defeat i think givers john boehner an excuse, justification, an explanation and reason to come to the table and compromise. >> bringing the republicans who have been over the cliff, down in the hill, soaking in the water, bring them back up to reality. >> interesting with the eggs and jelly beans, right? >> fortunately, me and donna are not at the negotiating table. >> jump in on this. there's a real political question here. a lot of how things work in washington is who has the upper hand? who has the leverage? president obama says that the election shows that a majority of americans agree with his approach to d
you know, the election frees president obama from having to please his base. a lot of that liberal progressive base is saying let's go off that cliff. when i think they should go hang gliding and get the bravado out of their system because most the rest of us would like to see a solution and an agreement. so i think president obama after this election is free from having to please that very liberal area of his base. and on the other hand the republican defeat i think givers john boehner an...
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and this year president obama needs latino voters more than ever as he faces a very tough re-election campaign. just a few hours ago the president addressed one of the country's largest hispanic conventions laying out his vision not only for immigration reform, but also for the country's economic future. our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin, is traveling with the president in florida. jessica, after a surprise move last week ending deportations for some illegal immigrants brought to the united states as children, did the president use that and more to politically go after mitt romney? >> reporter: he did, wolf, but not by name. he sounded almost defiant, wolf, in insisting that his executive action on immigration last week was the right thing to do. he called out congress for failing to pass the dream act through legislation. here's the president speaking just a short time ago. >> we should have passed the dream act a long time ago. it was written by members of both parties when came up for a vote a year and a half ago, republicans in congress blocked it. the bill hadn'
and this year president obama needs latino voters more than ever as he faces a very tough re-election campaign. just a few hours ago the president addressed one of the country's largest hispanic conventions laying out his vision not only for immigration reform, but also for the country's economic future. our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin, is traveling with the president in florida. jessica, after a surprise move last week ending deportations for some illegal immigrants brought...
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we were on a conference call elected officials with president obama and governor cuomo last night going over a lot of the issues especially the housing issues that people will face. we've been in constant contact with the mayor's office. bottom line here is everybody's moving to get things done. but the challenges are so enormous, it's unlike anything i've ever seen as manhattan borough president as a public official for 20 years. >> we're showing our viewers unbelievably long lines, people waiting two or three or four hours just to get on a bus. how much longer can a situation like that continue? >> well, that's by the way another issue that i think is getting worse by the day. cabs are running out of gas. and that's a transportation opportunity for people. i haven't seen lines like this since the 1970s energy crisis. you know, jimmy carter in 1980 where you just had lines down the block of cars. we're back to that. again, that's also going to slow us in terms of getting people out of this situation. >> you know, there's a lot of uproar over whether or not the marathon this weekend in
we were on a conference call elected officials with president obama and governor cuomo last night going over a lot of the issues especially the housing issues that people will face. we've been in constant contact with the mayor's office. bottom line here is everybody's moving to get things done. but the challenges are so enormous, it's unlike anything i've ever seen as manhattan borough president as a public official for 20 years. >> we're showing our viewers unbelievably long lines,...
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." >>> eight days after his re-election, president obama faced reporters in the midst of an unfolding scandal and with a potential economic crisis holding over his head. but he only got riled up when he responded to republican criticism of his united nations ambassador susan rice. more on that coming up. standby. but first, the president's careful responses about the investigation of this former cia chief david petraeus and on negotiations to avoid what's called the fiscal cliff. our white house correspondent jessica yellin was over at the east strip of the white house. you had a chance to speak to the president and ask him about that looming fiscal cliff. >> reporter: hi, wolf. that's right, i did. i asked the president why anyone should believe that he won't cave off of his position that he will not extend bush tax cuts for the wealthiest since he did just that in 2010. he said that he made his case explicitly clear during the last election. and that the majority of americans agree with his position on this. listen to what the president said. >> i think every voter out there underst
." >>> eight days after his re-election, president obama faced reporters in the midst of an unfolding scandal and with a potential economic crisis holding over his head. but he only got riled up when he responded to republican criticism of his united nations ambassador susan rice. more on that coming up. standby. but first, the president's careful responses about the investigation of this former cia chief david petraeus and on negotiations to avoid what's called the fiscal cliff....
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fundraiser for president obama's re-election campaign. national geographic's president told "new york times" the network chose the november 4th debut date here to help promote its fall schedule. he says other than being commercially opportunistic, we weren't considering the election. end. there you have it. i'm brooke baldwin. hope you have a wonderful weekend. don't go anywhere. wolf blitzer is up next. "the situation room" starts now. >>> brooke, thanks very much. happening now, important and surprising numbers about jobs forcing both the president and mitt romney to re-write their pitch to voters. ge's former boss calls the jobs numbers unbelievable. wait until you hear the smackdown he gets from a one-time member of the obama white house. and mitt romney's complete aboutface. how he now calls his 47% remarks totally wrong. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> we begin with president obama out there on the campaign trail making the most of today's unexpected and potentially, potentially game changing numbers about jobs
fundraiser for president obama's re-election campaign. national geographic's president told "new york times" the network chose the november 4th debut date here to help promote its fall schedule. he says other than being commercially opportunistic, we weren't considering the election. end. there you have it. i'm brooke baldwin. hope you have a wonderful weekend. don't go anywhere. wolf blitzer is up next. "the situation room" starts now. >>> brooke, thanks very much....
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. >> number one, perhaps naively, i believed that if barack obama got elected it would completely change race relations in this country. number two, i believed that the democratic party would change, because i believed perhaps naively and mistakenly, that barack obama represented the the center wing of the democratic party that i thought bill clinton represented. i told a number of friends at the time that barack obama pulled off the ultimate ingenius trick of putting bill clinton against hillary clinton. i think the obama administration has candidly gone too far to the left. you can raise all kinds of questions whether it's good politics or not. but i happen to think it's been too far to the left. i think he's taken the party too far to the left. >> you just feel more comfortable as a republican? >> yeah. like so many other people, i didn't get what i voted for. you know, there are millions of us who voted for barack obama four years ago. gallup's approval rating last time i checked, a few days ago, had president obama at 45% approval. the 53% who voted for president obama, literally cl
. >> number one, perhaps naively, i believed that if barack obama got elected it would completely change race relations in this country. number two, i believed that the democratic party would change, because i believed perhaps naively and mistakenly, that barack obama represented the the center wing of the democratic party that i thought bill clinton represented. i told a number of friends at the time that barack obama pulled off the ultimate ingenius trick of putting bill clinton against...
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obama just 13 days before the election. here's the question, why didn't president obama tell us the truth about what happened in benghazi? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile, post a comment on my blog. or go to our post on "the situation room" facebook page. wolf. >> you're going to get a lot of e-mail, jack. >> i think so. >> thank you. >>> president obama did what's called as an off the record interview with "the des moines register," an important newspaper into a key battleground state. but then made it on the record following an unusual appeal from the newspaper's editors who said the president had nothing to lose by making his comments public. our chief political analyst gloria borger is here. i read as you did the transcript of the interview. >> right here. >> the president gave that des moines newspaper. among other things he said this and i'll put it up on the screen "it will probably be easy, it won't be pleasant, but i'm absolutely confident we can get what is the equivalent of a grand bargain that essentially i've been o
obama just 13 days before the election. here's the question, why didn't president obama tell us the truth about what happened in benghazi? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile, post a comment on my blog. or go to our post on "the situation room" facebook page. wolf. >> you're going to get a lot of e-mail, jack. >> i think so. >> thank you. >>> president obama did what's called as an off the record interview with "the des moines register," an important...
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executive privilege is a serious issue and president obama now owns this going into the election. >> it's clear also, paul, if there were going to be more documents, more cooperation from the executive branch to the legislative branch of the government, i expect that's over with certainly between now and the election. this will be a political issue going forward. >> it will. i disagree with nancy on this point, the house republicans own this now. under the republicans, congress' approval rating of an-time low of 12. after this it will go to 6. this is i say again a legitimate thing to look into. and mr. issa has not been extreme as many democrats feared. i want to defend him on that. but i think propelled by the national rifle association, this thing has gotten in the hands of the craziecrazies. they're going to take it too far and hurt themselves. the same clowns holding eric holder in contempt impeached bill clinton and now all my friends think he's the greatest president of their lifetime. 20 years from now they're going to say -- >> but the democratic leadership that did the publ
executive privilege is a serious issue and president obama now owns this going into the election. >> it's clear also, paul, if there were going to be more documents, more cooperation from the executive branch to the legislative branch of the government, i expect that's over with certainly between now and the election. this will be a political issue going forward. >> it will. i disagree with nancy on this point, the house republicans own this now. under the republicans, congress'...
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speech, the obama campaign dubbed romney silent mitt. it's like he's physically incapable of taking a position. romney also steered clear of arizona's controversial immigration law now before the supreme court. a law that was blasted at this democrat-leaning gathering. >> you know what i'm talking about. senate bill 1070 in arizona, hb 56 in alabama, copycat laws in south carolina and georgia. laws that legalize racial profiling. >> i welcome -- >> reporter: but romney wasn't the only republican playing it safe on immigration. former florida governor, jeb bush, showed off his spanish at the conference and then delivered a speech on education. and romney aides stress the gop contender is reviewing other proposals on the immigration like the draft legislation that is being brought up by florida senator marco rubio. that is until he shelled that proposal earlier this week. rubio, like the president, wolf, speaks tomorrow. >> so the general reaction ough from the crowd, what do you think it was to romney's eech? wolf, th applause was polite.
speech, the obama campaign dubbed romney silent mitt. it's like he's physically incapable of taking a position. romney also steered clear of arizona's controversial immigration law now before the supreme court. a law that was blasted at this democrat-leaning gathering. >> you know what i'm talking about. senate bill 1070 in arizona, hb 56 in alabama, copycat laws in south carolina and georgia. laws that legalize racial profiling. >> i welcome -- >> reporter: but romney wasn't...
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the possible fallout for president obama's re-election campaign. our chief political analyst gloria borger is here to talk about it. he was urging patience last night, gloria. the president, listen to this. >> i won't pretend the path i'm offering is quick or easy. i never have. you didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. you elected me to tell you the truth. and the truth is it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades. >> so the jobs numbers that came out today, which were disappointing. >> right. >> how does that play as far as what he was trying to say in his acceptance speech? >> well, there are a couple ways to look at it. first of all, what you hope when you're a campaign going into a convention is that you're either going to break the race wide open or you're going to get a significant bounce coming out of it. and i think what these numbers could do is affect the size of a bounce if there's going to be any bounce. we saw the mitt romney didn't have much of a bounce. maybe the pre
the possible fallout for president obama's re-election campaign. our chief political analyst gloria borger is here to talk about it. he was urging patience last night, gloria. the president, listen to this. >> i won't pretend the path i'm offering is quick or easy. i never have. you didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. you elected me to tell you the truth. and the truth is it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades....
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and just one week from election day, both president obama and mitt romney, they are shifting their focus. they are responding to the disaster without trying to appear overly political. >> i'm wolfe blitzer. you're in the situation room. >> today. >> right now the storm is over pennsylvania. torrential rain and in some places, blizzard conditions. here is the big picture as best we know it. 67 in the caribbean. close to 8 million customers in 15 states and the district of columbia have no electricity. spent last night in red cross operated shelters. this may be the worst storm ever to hit new york city. one of the biggest challenges is where the massive subway system is shut down, tunnels and stations are filled with high water. no idea when the trains will be running again. this is a difficult situation. take a look at laguardia airport. the runways are submerged and levels were so high they reached the jet lanes where people usually walk on to the planes. an entire neighborhood is destroyed by fire. at least 80 homes burned to the ground in the new york burro of queens. this is an awful
and just one week from election day, both president obama and mitt romney, they are shifting their focus. they are responding to the disaster without trying to appear overly political. >> i'm wolfe blitzer. you're in the situation room. >> today. >> right now the storm is over pennsylvania. torrential rain and in some places, blizzard conditions. here is the big picture as best we know it. 67 in the caribbean. close to 8 million customers in 15 states and the district of...
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obama's re-election in europe. >> most of the publics in allied nations say he should be re-elected in large numbers. if he had those numbers in the united states, he'd be very well. >> but in some middle eastern countries it's the reverse. in egypt 76% don't want him to have another term. in jordan it's 73%. another finding in the global survey, even america's friends in europe think china, not the u.s., is the world's top economy. >> when china sneezes, i think the rest of the world get a cold. >> but the chinese think it's more like a sniffle. only 20% of chinese say they are the leading economic power. almost half say it's the united states. now, people around the world nevertheless say they like american popular culture. in the middle east they like how americans do business. but overall many people complain that there is too much influence from the united states. in fact, they say that globalization equals americanization. wolf. >> very interesting numbers, jill, thanks very much. >>> a political pre-game for tomorrow's dualing speeches by mitt romney and president obama. we have
obama's re-election in europe. >> most of the publics in allied nations say he should be re-elected in large numbers. if he had those numbers in the united states, he'd be very well. >> but in some middle eastern countries it's the reverse. in egypt 76% don't want him to have another term. in jordan it's 73%. another finding in the global survey, even america's friends in europe think china, not the u.s., is the world's top economy. >> when china sneezes, i think the rest of...
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obama. now, i'm told by some democrats, maybe the president will do that at the convention in his convention speech. maybe a little bit sooner. other democrats say why do we have to do it? he's already outlined his plan. he's already given his budgets to congress. i would presume that mitt romney would come up with some set of specific proposals some time this summer, wolf. this is a debate they have to engage on. >> i listen closely to the president's speech today. >> right. >> in cleveland, romney's speech in cincinnati. this line jumped out at me from the president's speech when he was talking about the attack ads against him. >> the other side will spend over a billion dollars on ads that tell you the economy is bad. that it's all my fault. that's what the scary voice in their heads will say. that's what mr. romney will say. >> all right. does he have a point there? >> yeah. there are going to be scary voices in the ads. he has a point there will be lots of negative ads about him saying
obama. now, i'm told by some democrats, maybe the president will do that at the convention in his convention speech. maybe a little bit sooner. other democrats say why do we have to do it? he's already outlined his plan. he's already given his budgets to congress. i would presume that mitt romney would come up with some set of specific proposals some time this summer, wolf. this is a debate they have to engage on. >> i listen closely to the president's speech today. >> right....
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he wants to see president barack obama re-elected. he says he's not being paid by anybody currently. he's actually looking for a job and is hoping all the attention on this may actually get him a job. but he basically says he was lacking at youtube, like he does every day, searching under mitt romney's name, searching under various different search engines, and months ago came across a small clip that the person who took this video had actually posted on youtube. it was a clip concerning a factory in china that an affiliate may have invested in. he then started to tweet out that link to the youtube video. the person who posted the youtube video, according to james carter, started following him on his twitter, and then he began making direct contact with this person. he says he's never met the person who took this video. he did indicate the person is a man, but he didn't want to say anything more about the motivations of the person who took the video or how they got to be in that room of donors of mitt romney months ago, in order to ta
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i think that's the sale he has to close if he can. >> i want barack obama to win this election. soy hope mitt romney stands up there and gives us a lot of issues. the more things he tells us he's for and against, the fewer people are going to vote for him. those are the facts. >> i just got back from ohio, colorado, nevada. people want to know what this means at kitchen table. they've come to believe his tax plan raises taxes on the middle class, they believe the outsourcing issue. i happen to believe those things too, but we can have a policy debate about it until he convinces working middle class americans that he's not pushing an agenda that's going to cost them a lot at the kitchen table. i agree with you, normally you wouldn't go there. >> if voters think that the republican candidate is going to raise their taxes, that candidate will lose. >> yeah. exactly. let me just ask -- we haven't talked about president obama a lot. i mean, isn't this harder on the incumbent generally? >> expectations are always low. the incumbent, he hasn't been practicing. he's been president of th
i think that's the sale he has to close if he can. >> i want barack obama to win this election. soy hope mitt romney stands up there and gives us a lot of issues. the more things he tells us he's for and against, the fewer people are going to vote for him. those are the facts. >> i just got back from ohio, colorado, nevada. people want to know what this means at kitchen table. they've come to believe his tax plan raises taxes on the middle class, they believe the outsourcing issue....
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look how weak growth has been in this election year in the obama presidency? well below even what it was in 2004 for george w. bush and the second quarter drops more. very anemic growth. we don't know the third quarter numbers. we'll get those before the election. president obama we know he's trying to do something no one's done with fdr, win with the unemployment rate above 7.2%. look at gdp numbers to win, it would be a bit of history. >> certainly would be. john, thanks very much. we're going to have much more coverage, full coverage of tonight's debate president obama and governor romney face-to-face as american voters weigh their choice. the first presidential debate takes place tonight. you can watch it live. our coverage begins 7:00 p.m. eastern right here on cnn and on cnn.com. >>> a fiery speech by then-senator barack obama sets off some media fireworks five years later. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you've been years in the making. and there are many years ahead. join the millions of members who've chosen an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan insur
look how weak growth has been in this election year in the obama presidency? well below even what it was in 2004 for george w. bush and the second quarter drops more. very anemic growth. we don't know the third quarter numbers. we'll get those before the election. president obama we know he's trying to do something no one's done with fdr, win with the unemployment rate above 7.2%. look at gdp numbers to win, it would be a bit of history. >> certainly would be. john, thanks very much....
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48% obama/biden, 47% romney/ryan. going into the dramatic back-to-back conventions, a dead heat in this race. you talk to anybody in the campaigns, they say both candidates have to be as good as can be during conventions. the debates i think will settle the race. >> we also have more numbers on abortion rights in the aftermath of the comments of todd akin. share with our viewers what we're learning in terms of shifts on abortion. >> it's fascinating. you have akin and the rape controversy, the abortion controversy and you have the republican platform which says it calls for outlawing all abortions, even in the cases of rape, incest and life of the mother. even a lot of republicans don't go that far. if you look at the poll numbers, 35% of our likely voters say it should be legal in all circumstances, 9% say most circumstances, 37% say a few circumstances. only 15% say no circumstances. the republican platform is out of touch, out of step with the american people. but look at this, do people think governor romney is go
48% obama/biden, 47% romney/ryan. going into the dramatic back-to-back conventions, a dead heat in this race. you talk to anybody in the campaigns, they say both candidates have to be as good as can be during conventions. the debates i think will settle the race. >> we also have more numbers on abortion rights in the aftermath of the comments of todd akin. share with our viewers what we're learning in terms of shifts on abortion. >> it's fascinating. you have akin and the rape...
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now some of the wounds did heal after the election when you saw president obama -- then president-elect obama appointing secretary clinton as his secretary of state. and now you have a situation where bill clinton is one of his most visible surrogates. >> when bill clinton took the stage at the democratic convention in 2008, the crowd went wild. ♪ at first they wouldn't even let him start talking. >> i am honored to be here tonight. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. please. >> four years ago clinton was in the audience for the speech. this year he's warming up middle-class voters for president obama as the economy continues to falter. despite 27 consecutive months of creating jobs, there are still 473,000 less jobs thean when president obama took office. at this point in president clinton's term 10 million jobs had been added. >> president clinton's participation at the convention will be a very important way to reinforce president obama's view. >> while bill clinton is very much a strong messenger for president obama and what he's trying to tell voters is he knows what it will ta
now some of the wounds did heal after the election when you saw president obama -- then president-elect obama appointing secretary clinton as his secretary of state. and now you have a situation where bill clinton is one of his most visible surrogates. >> when bill clinton took the stage at the democratic convention in 2008, the crowd went wild. ♪ at first they wouldn't even let him start talking. >> i am honored to be here tonight. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you....
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plus, could president obama trail in national polls but still win the election? the answer may lie in the unemployment numbers from some key swing states. ihang mountain, hand-carved on the side of a cliff is the guoliang tunnel. what?! you've got to be kidding me. [ derek ] i've never seen a road like this. there's jagged rock all the way around. this is really gonna test the ats on all levels. [ derek ] this road is the most uneven surface, and it gets very narrow. magnetic ride control is going to be working hard. the shock absorbers react to the road 1,000 times a second. it keeps you firmly in control. whoa! [ male announcer ] the all-new cadillac ats. [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or turn 30-million artifacts... ♪ into a high-tech masterpiece? ♪ whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. is now within your grasp with the e-trade 360 investing dashboard. e-trade 360 is the world's first investing homepage that shows you where
plus, could president obama trail in national polls but still win the election? the answer may lie in the unemployment numbers from some key swing states. ihang mountain, hand-carved on the side of a cliff is the guoliang tunnel. what?! you've got to be kidding me. [ derek ] i've never seen a road like this. there's jagged rock all the way around. this is really gonna test the ats on all levels. [ derek ] this road is the most uneven surface, and it gets very narrow. magnetic ride control is...
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now president obama's campaign is responding. >>> forget waiting until election day, voting already started in the ccial baound states. >>> andur national security secrets being revealed by hollywood. >>> i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> a dire warning and a dramatic illustration by the israeli prime minist.ited natio general assembly benjamin netanyahu literally drew a red line as he urged the world to stop iran from developing a nuclear weapon. >> where should a red line be drawn? a red line should be drawn right here. before, before iran completes the second stage of nuclear enrichment necessary to make a bomb. before iran gets to a point where it's a few months away or a few weeks away. from emassing a enough uranium to make a nuclear weapon. >> dramatic words, indeed. kate baldwin is here, as always. kate, stand by. we also want to ta about what's going on with the obama campaign's national press secretary ben lebolt joining us live from chicago. very quickly, ben, does the president agree with prime minister netanyahu's definition of a red line? >> wolf, the presi
now president obama's campaign is responding. >>> forget waiting until election day, voting already started in the ccial baound states. >>> andur national security secrets being revealed by hollywood. >>> i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> a dire warning and a dramatic illustration by the israeli prime minist.ited natio general assembly benjamin netanyahu literally drew a red line as he urged the world to stop iran from developing...
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president obama is mostly likely still going to win this election. the jets probably won't win anymore games, but it's not about that. your happiness can't come from an election or a sporting event. think about your family, think about what's going on right in your life. and don't let a day be ruined over it. don't let a week be ruined over it. stay positive. stay upbeat. do what you can. none of us watching it wanted obama to win last night. could have helped him, we were yelling at the screen, but you can't do anything. and you know what, mark sanchez can't throw the football very well either. don't try to control the things you can't. >> he has eva longoria. >> he does. actually, she picked him. >> i don't think we should get so wrapped up with this and let it affect us with our families and our lives. >> can we do it with sports but not politics? >> the baseball playoffs are -- >> it's even worse with sports. they really don't affect your life. >> really? you're changing the whole way i interact with my television here. >> i think you're making a
president obama is mostly likely still going to win this election. the jets probably won't win anymore games, but it's not about that. your happiness can't come from an election or a sporting event. think about your family, think about what's going on right in your life. and don't let a day be ruined over it. don't let a week be ruined over it. stay positive. stay upbeat. do what you can. none of us watching it wanted obama to win last night. could have helped him, we were yelling at the...
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barack obama can't run this election on the the present. the economy is not in good shape. all he's saying is don't go back. don't go back to bush. this is going to be the third or fourth election they have run against bush. but mitt romney does have a challenge. he has to say, no, no, the person who hasn't changed washington is you, barack obama. you've made it bigger, larger, more expensive. here's what i'm going to do to turn washington on its head. i'm going to sell every other government building. i'm going to replace most of washington with three good websites. i'm going to bring change and you haven't. >> i think the president is wrong. he has too go back to this the early part of this century. if they had gone back to bush's foreign policy and the social policy. his speech, romney's speech was right down the line. and i think the democrats will do it. we'll run against george w. bush 20 years from now. how long was it -- the republicans are still running against jimmy carter. i mean, how long -- that was 32 years ago. so 32 years -- >> the republicans do have a diff
barack obama can't run this election on the the present. the economy is not in good shape. all he's saying is don't go back. don't go back to bush. this is going to be the third or fourth election they have run against bush. but mitt romney does have a challenge. he has to say, no, no, the person who hasn't changed washington is you, barack obama. you've made it bigger, larger, more expensive. here's what i'm going to do to turn washington on its head. i'm going to sell every other government...
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cnn projects that barack obama will be re-elected president of the united states. >> the election. more than just about obama and romney, it was about socialism and capitalism, about spending and cutting, about what kind of role government should have in your life. >> number one is the fiscal cliff. lawmakers saw it coming, but didn't bother to pay any attention to it, until after the election. had they put politics aside and dealt with it earlier, who knows how strong the u.s. economy would be right now. >> don't miss our "top 10 of 2012" special. cnn revisits the biggest stories of the year in money, crime, politics, and even scandals. that's cnn, sunday night, 8:00 eastern. >>> happening now, members of congress are called back to work with time running out to avoid the fiscal cliff. we'll meet one man who's reaching into his own pockets to help america ease its enormous debt. and we're learning how north korea deceived the world, to launch a rocket with the ability to strike the u.s. wolf blitzer is off. i'm candy crowley. you're in "the situation room." >>> on the surface, you
cnn projects that barack obama will be re-elected president of the united states. >> the election. more than just about obama and romney, it was about socialism and capitalism, about spending and cutting, about what kind of role government should have in your life. >> number one is the fiscal cliff. lawmakers saw it coming, but didn't bother to pay any attention to it, until after the election. had they put politics aside and dealt with it earlier, who knows how strong the u.s....
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that's going to be true whether obama or romney wins this election. >> jeffrey toobin, the author of "the oath," thanks for coming in. >> all right. >>> one of the best-selling vehicles in the united states is now getting recalled. a defective power steering hose could trigger fires. find out if your car is in the recall. [ male announcer ] now you can swipe... scroll... tap... pinch... and zoom... in your car. introducing the all-new cadillac xts with cue. ♪ don't worry. we haven't forgotten, you still like things to push. [ engine revs ] the all-new cadillac xts has arrived, and it's bringing the future forward. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >>> a suicide bomber targets a joint nato afghan patrol. lisa sylvester is monitoring that and other top stories in "the situation room." what happened? >> it's another reminder of the dangers in afghanistan. taliban insurgents claimed responsibility for today's attack in eastern afghanistan. the afghan interior ministry says 14 people, including thr
that's going to be true whether obama or romney wins this election. >> jeffrey toobin, the author of "the oath," thanks for coming in. >> all right. >>> one of the best-selling vehicles in the united states is now getting recalled. a defective power steering hose could trigger fires. find out if your car is in the recall. [ male announcer ] now you can swipe... scroll... tap... pinch... and zoom... in your car. introducing the all-new cadillac xts with cue. ♪...
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but the president doesn't get elected -- we all know the president doesn't get elected and then just wipe planned parenthood off the map. >> when it comes to mitt romney, we'll call it moderation, when it comes to barack obama, i think the word of choice is evolution. >> fine. >> last i saw he evolved on gaye marriage. he evolved on things like the dream act and givi that executive order. so, listen, these things happen in campaigns. >> ana, this is exceptional. >> yeah. >> you're right. obama is a politician. he evolved, he flipped. but mitt romney on everything -- >> oh, i don't know if you want to call him moderate mitt, i like to call him in the lead. that works for me. >> you can look at the scoreboard. >> romney's going to play a very fine line because he is trying to move to the middle. and what we need to do on the democratic side is say he moves both ways. he's inconsistent. he really has no backbone, no spine. you cannot have that type of personality when you're a president of the united states. in every position that he has ever held in the governor and now as a candidate
but the president doesn't get elected -- we all know the president doesn't get elected and then just wipe planned parenthood off the map. >> when it comes to mitt romney, we'll call it moderation, when it comes to barack obama, i think the word of choice is evolution. >> fine. >> last i saw he evolved on gaye marriage. he evolved on things like the dream act and givi that executive order. so, listen, these things happen in campaigns. >> ana, this is exceptional. >>...
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on election eve, we are seeing a slight lead for president obama there. there's one factor, though, that may be helping the president's hand. and republican senator rob portman of ohio joining us right now. snofr portman, thanks very much for coming in. >> wolf, great to be on with you again. >> let's talk about your beautiful state of ohio right now. the average, the cnn poll of polls, the final one we have done. likely voters' choice for president in ohio, right now, obama 50%, romney, 47%. very, very tight right now. the president's slightly ahead. if the president wins ohio, will it be because he helped bail out the auto industry and so many jobs in ohio are connected to the car industry? >> well, i think it's because he won last week and ohio is a purple state. not red and not blue and, look, i think the race is very close. within the margin of error on the cnn poll you talked about. other polls have it at a dead heat. i believe that's where we are and i think the energy and enthusiasm, wolf, is on our side this year. i did not feel that in 2008. i t
on election eve, we are seeing a slight lead for president obama there. there's one factor, though, that may be helping the president's hand. and republican senator rob portman of ohio joining us right now. snofr portman, thanks very much for coming in. >> wolf, great to be on with you again. >> let's talk about your beautiful state of ohio right now. the average, the cnn poll of polls, the final one we have done. likely voters' choice for president in ohio, right now, obama 50%,...
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potential re-election. >> yeah. and president obama has a strong advantage that's not going anywhere, wolf. that is the question of how he connects with ordinary americans. when you ask does president obama really understand my problems, what i'm going through? he wins generally by a two or three to one margin on that. but if you look at our ohio poll, i mean, yesterday's pew polls, sorry, the overall electorate, that same question was asked. does the president connect with ordinary americans, or does mitt romney connect with ordinary americans? when you ask that question of swing voters, wolf, by a nine to one margin they said the president connected with their problems. nine to one with swing voters. do not underestimate that. it is a real red flag to the romney campaign that at this date he has still not really punched through on that key question of the middle class. >> four weeks to go from today. we'll be watching. don't go too far away, gloria. the president of the united states is just beginning a speech now
potential re-election. >> yeah. and president obama has a strong advantage that's not going anywhere, wolf. that is the question of how he connects with ordinary americans. when you ask does president obama really understand my problems, what i'm going through? he wins generally by a two or three to one margin on that. but if you look at our ohio poll, i mean, yesterday's pew polls, sorry, the overall electorate, that same question was asked. does the president connect with ordinary...
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we're watching this very, very closely.her w wng >> envienst ho president obama's re-election might lead to some real progress when it comes to climate change. but they're not quite as optimistic today after hearing what the president now says on the subject. standby for that. [ male announcer ] whether it's kevin's smartphone... ♪ ...mom's smartphone... dad's tablet... or lauren's smartphone... at&t has a plan built to help make families' lives easier. inen ts you share data on up to 10 devices with unlimited talk and text. add a tablet for only $10 per month. at&t. anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. [ female announcer ] charmin ultra soft is so soft you'll have to remind your family they can use less. it's made with extra cushions that are soft and more absorbent. plus you can use four times less. charmin ultra soft. which house is yours? the one with the ilv
we're watching this very, very closely.her w wng >> envienst ho president obama's re-election might lead to some real progress when it comes to climate change. but they're not quite as optimistic today after hearing what the president now says on the subject. standby for that. [ male announcer ] whether it's kevin's smartphone... ♪ ...mom's smartphone... dad's tablet... or lauren's smartphone... at&t has a plan built to help make families' lives easier. inen ts you share data on up...
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if you talk to obama aides, they wish that the election were today but they know it's not. in talking to -- listening to one of the spokespeople for president obama, jen sockey, she sa they'll [ inaudible ] from the people. >> reporter: president obama touched down in ohio for the 13th time this year. a rainy, dreary day. but make no mistake, the sun is shining on the obama campaign in this key battle ground state. polls show the president is widening his lead over mitt romney in the bucky state. the latest cnn poll of polls shows obama up by seven points. a week earlier he led by five. >> we'll win ohio again. we'll finish what we started. >> reporter: in this state where one in eight jobs is tied to the auto industry, obama's 2009 auto bailout plays well with voters. >> when my opponent said we should just let detroit go bankrupt. [ audience boos ] >> i said no, i'm going to bet on america. i'm betting on american workers. i'm betting on american industry. [ cheers ] >> and today, the american auto industry has come roaring back with nearly 250,000 new jobs. [ cheers and
if you talk to obama aides, they wish that the election were today but they know it's not. in talking to -- listening to one of the spokespeople for president obama, jen sockey, she sa they'll [ inaudible ] from the people. >> reporter: president obama touched down in ohio for the 13th time this year. a rainy, dreary day. but make no mistake, the sun is shining on the obama campaign in this key battle ground state. polls show the president is widening his lead over mitt romney in the...
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. >> president obama. >> president obama. he has to form his government. in his election on the 22nd of january. you don't negotiate an electoral campaign. >> have you said this to president mahmoud abbas? >> yes. i have respect for him. i don't give him advice. so let him wait until two or three months for the american government. and then also we can even improve the meaning of opening negotiations without prior conditions, because they say no prior conditions and now prior conditions. oldest can be settled. and they say it will take another two or three months. if they don't do it, the congress may stop the financial assistance through the palestinians. hamas will get money from iran, from turkey, from other countries, and it will look like hamas is winning the story. it's a mistake. >> i know your time is limited, so i'll ask you the question i've been asking people. the other day john mccain, a senator, suggested that president obama ask former president bill clinton to serve as a special envoy to try to revive israeli palestinian peace negotiations.
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he wants to make this election about president obama's stew ardship and the economy and the fact he believes he would do a better job. two different men, two different sets of vulnerability. >> good point, gloria. gloria borger assessing for us, thank you. >> sure. >>> there's some troubling new signs about the u.s. economy as well. it looks like record low mortgage rates aren't, aren't helping boost home sales. kate bolduan is standing by. she'll have details in a minute. >>> and, later, what olympic organizers didn't want you to know about friday's opening ceremonies. ♪ ( whirring and crackling sounds ) man: assembly lines that fix themselves. the most innovative companies are doing things they never could before, by building on the cisco intelligent network. one is for a clean, wedomestic energy future that puts us in control. our abundant natural gas is already saving us money, producing cleaner electricity, putting us to work here in america and supporting wind and solar. though all energy development comes with some risk, we're committed to safely and responsibly producing natural ga
he wants to make this election about president obama's stew ardship and the economy and the fact he believes he would do a better job. two different men, two different sets of vulnerability. >> good point, gloria. gloria borger assessing for us, thank you. >> sure. >>> there's some troubling new signs about the u.s. economy as well. it looks like record low mortgage rates aren't, aren't helping boost home sales. kate bolduan is standing by. she'll have details in a minute....
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which are critical to both candidates' election hopes. our chief national correspondent john king is here in "the situation room." john, what are the campaigns doing on this day after that very important -- >> fascinating calculation wolf. we want to watch everywhere they go and watch everywhere they spend. you see these nine toss-up states? those are the nine states they're buying into. some thought because the polls are closer in pennsylvania, polls are closer in michigan, would they take the bait, for now the answer is no. the romney campaign making a major investment in the toss-up states we know to be the toss-up states. that's one thing to watch. where does the ad money go? and within the states how do they spend that money? and for now romney deciding keep the map, keep the competition as it is. so as that plays out, then where they go within states, wolf, can be very important. let's start with governor romney. he's in the state of virginia today. obviously president obama carried it four years ago and traditionally a republican s
which are critical to both candidates' election hopes. our chief national correspondent john king is here in "the situation room." john, what are the campaigns doing on this day after that very important -- >> fascinating calculation wolf. we want to watch everywhere they go and watch everywhere they spend. you see these nine toss-up states? those are the nine states they're buying into. some thought because the polls are closer in pennsylvania, polls are closer in michigan,...
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obama are doing something they haven't done often since they kicked off the re-election campaign, appearing together on the campaign trail. you see live pictures of davenport, iowa on the left part of the screen. that's where the president and first lady are speaking. on the right part of the screen, oxford ohio, you see john kasich. paul ryan will be speaking. senator rob portman in the background, saw him there as well. while we are awaiting the vice presidential candidate, bring in our guest, ryan lizza. jeff zeleny, national correspondent for "the new york times." what do you make of the latest developments, jeff, you're back from iowa, watching what happens been going on in wisconsin, it has been a dramatic few days. mitt romney made it abundantly clear it is his policies that rule the day, not any of the other budget policies, medicare policies, medicaid policies that paul ryan advanced as chairman of the budget committee. >> he is trying to make that clear, but it is a difficult argument to make. he picked congressman ryan for a reason, because of his bold ideas. it is hard to distan
obama are doing something they haven't done often since they kicked off the re-election campaign, appearing together on the campaign trail. you see live pictures of davenport, iowa on the left part of the screen. that's where the president and first lady are speaking. on the right part of the screen, oxford ohio, you see john kasich. paul ryan will be speaking. senator rob portman in the background, saw him there as well. while we are awaiting the vice presidential candidate, bring in our...
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now soptic is featured in an ad by priorities usa action, the super pac supporting obama's re-election. >> when mitt romney closed the plant, i lost my health care and my family lost their health care, and a short time after that, my wife became ill. then i took her up to jackson county hospital and admitted her for pneumonia, that's when they found the cancer. by then it was stage four, there was nothing they could do for her. >> it is a hard breaking story, but the ad doesn't tell all of it. 1999, mitt romney leaves for the salt lake olympics. he remains ceo. in 2001, joe soptic loses his job when bain closes the plant. his wife still has insurance from her employer, savers thrift store. a year later, romney leaves bain, and it is that year, 2002 or 2002 soptic tells cnn that his wife leaves her job because of an injury. she became insured without fall back insurance from her husband. she goes to the hospital, diagnosed with cancer, dies days later. soptic, an obama supporter that appeared in another ad in may for the obama campaign blames romney for the loss of his job and his insur
now soptic is featured in an ad by priorities usa action, the super pac supporting obama's re-election. >> when mitt romney closed the plant, i lost my health care and my family lost their health care, and a short time after that, my wife became ill. then i took her up to jackson county hospital and admitted her for pneumonia, that's when they found the cancer. by then it was stage four, there was nothing they could do for her. >> it is a hard breaking story, but the ad doesn't tell...